Barbara Saunders taught social studies to junior high students for 32 years and loved it. She was preparing lesson plans one January when she grew weak and her legs gave way. Barbara was taken to the hospital where she was…
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Daniel Williams, 22 years old, had just started a new job with an air conditioning company when he became sick with fever, a headache and a stiff neck. Within 24 hours of feeling bad, he went from interacting normally to a…
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Daniel Williams, 22 years old, had just started a new job with an air conditioning company when he became sick with fever, a headache and a stiff neck. Within 24 hours of feeling bad, he went from interacting normally to a…
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Daniel Williams, 22 years old, had just started a new job with an air conditioning company when he became sick with fever, a headache and a stiff neck. Within 24 hours of feeling bad, he went from interacting normally to a…
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Maureen Messer was enjoying life in Beaufort, South Carolina, with her little dog, Molly. Her illness began with a cough and weakness that worsened to the point her daughter called for an ambulance. Maureen was taken to a…
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Patient Success Stories

Jim Thompson

Select Specialty Hospital-Tulsa Midtown, Oklahoma

Jim was in a motorcycle accident on April 1 in Arkansas. He was transported to the nearest trauma facility, which is located in Tulsa. "My family thought that I was going to die." After spending two months in the hospital, he arrived at Select Specialty Hospital-Tulsa Midtown with a tracheostomy and chest tubes, still requiring a ventilator. While at Select, Jim was weaned off of the ventilator and his tracheostomy was removed. His mother stated that Select staff members went above and beyond. "They brought in a trifold board that Jim could put family pictures on. The nurses actually took time to arrange the pictures into a collage for him." Jim participated in all therapies with one goal in mind: His children. He was determined to get back to Arkansas so that he could spend time with his children. "My children are my life."